Its another nail in the coffin of F1(sport) and another boost for F1(business). Well, have I got news for you, Bernie? If it isn't interesting then people will stop watching! What happened to your viewing figures in 2002, mate? What happened in 2004? If its too boring then there'll be NO money coming in! That's why F1 the business needs interesting tracks rather than decent seaside hospitality areas!

Canada has gone. Silverstone is going. Melbourne is having a disagreement with Bernie. Spa has been on and off the calendar for years. The exciting German tracks are now rotated. Suzuka has gone. Interlagos is knackered and is probably next in line. Is it just me or does Bernie have it in for racing? If Imola hadn't gone I'd be sure...

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"It was voted on by the FIA and that's really the end of it," Roger Peart, a Canadian FIA official told the Montreal Gazette. "It's a done deal. It's sad news for Montreal. It's sad for racing in Canada but I don't think anyone can do anything about it."

Peart, who designed the original track on the Ile de Notre Dame, said that the problem was entirely commercial.

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The round was dropped from the 2009 calendar earlier this month under claims that it had not paid between $10 and $20 million of its contractual obligations in the last two years.

Bosses of the race denied that they had defaulted on payments, but admitted there was a commercial disagreement over the fee for the 2008 race and signalled their intention to hold negotiations to reinstate the race.